๐ In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful
๐️ Seven things to do during times of fitna:
1] Strengthen your connection with Allah the Almighty and increase your faith/Imaan levels by seeking authentic knowledge of Islam regularly and implementing what you learn sincerely.
2] Maintain Taqwa and do more good deeds which Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala loves, such as praying Tahajjud / Qiyaam Al-Layl and Salat Ad-Duha, while striving to avoid the actions which Allah and His noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam warned against.
3] Continue to say Du'a and Dhikr as often as you can, specially lots of Tawbah and Istighfaar (asking for Allah's Forgiveness and saying "AstaghfurAllah Al-'Atheem").
4] Ensure that you attain Islamic knowledge from reliable sources. Stay away from bid'ah, extremism and anything which could lead to fitna directly and indirectly.
5] Know when to speak (online and offline) or share ideas with wisdom and when it's safer to keep certain thoughts to yourself to remain safe and silent.
6] Don't feel bad about being strictly selective and cautious regarding your choice of close friends. Loneliness or feeling like an outcast in society while still being loved by Allah the Most Loving is better than wasting energy socializing with untrustworthy companions who are a bad influence on your overall well-being.
7] Always make sure that any information you intentionally absorb on the internet won't affect your faith/Imaan and personality in a negative way. Not everything you read, come across and watch must be taken at face value. If you can sense that something isn't right about a particular individual, content or webpage, then it may be wiser to distance from them for Allah's sake until you witness valid proofs that they are reliably in accordance with what Allah and His noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam love.
Allah the Almighty knows best.
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๐ Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Soon (some time before the day of Judgment) the best property of a Muslim will be a flock of sheep which he takes to the top of a mountain, or in the valleys of rainfall, fleeing with his religion from tribulations."
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 19
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Bukhari
๐ Abdullah Ibn Amr RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: We were gathered around the Messenger of Allah SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam while he mentioned tribulations (fitna/fitan), saying, "If you see that people have disordered their commitments, diminished their trusts, and are as jumbled as this," and he interlaced his fingers. I stood to come near him and I said, “How should I act if that happens?” The Prophet Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Stay in your house, control your tongue, accept what you know is good, reject what you know is evil, take care of your affairs specifically and abandon the affairs of the common people."
Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4343
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Arna'ut
๐ Miqdad Ibn Al-Aswad RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said: "Verily, the blessed person is one kept away from trials (tribulations / fitan). Verily, the blessed person is one kept away from trials. Verily, the blessed person is one kept away from trials. How good is one who is afflicted but bears it patiently!"
Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4263, Grade: Sahih
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https://mjustsharingislam.blogspot.com/2021/08/poem-when-to-interfere-or-enjoin-good.html
https://abukhadeejah.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Fitnah-Coping-With-The-Trials-Of-Our-Times-2021-3.0.pdf
